Manchester goes pearl diving over Martinelli
Oh the irony, Manure pundits are clutching their pearls and calling for Martinelli to be hung, drawn and quartered, and put on spikes at The Tower for all to see. The game was littered with gamesmanship on both sides. Both sets of players were going down ‘injured’ to break up momentum. Gabi wasn’t aware of […]
‘Arsenal decide to join the madness’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 0-0 LIV]
‘Arsenal decide to join the madness’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. Have you noticed how nuts this Premier League season has been? People often say that anyone can beat anyone in the Premier league and that is true, but it actually doesn’t happen quite like it has this season. It hasn’t been defeats […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Välkommen Hem, Smilla!
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! The winter break is still on, but the Arsenal world doesn’t stop. A couple of days ago, the Club announced the signing of Swedish right-back Smilla Holmberg from Hammarby IF to land one of the most exciting prospects in European football. The 19yo defender, who is already a full international and […]
‘Every once in a while’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 4-1 AVL]
‘Every once in a while’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I try not to ever make this blog about one player. After a while though, certain players deserve credit aside from their team related performance. They need to be singled out because they are largely responsible for changing the game of football itself. […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! The team waved goodbye to 2025 in style, with three consecutive away wins against Everton in the WSL, OH Leuvenin the UWCL and Crystal Palace in the league cup. More goods news came from the treatment room, which is finally getting (rather) empty now that Leah Williamson and Kim Little are […]
Little by Little (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-1 BHA]
Little by Little An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective This period of the season is likely to be the most forgettable month. If anything at all, maybe it’s the month of favour. Where Father Christmas showed up and left a few extra presents because he found out that dad was struggling to get it […]
“A Game About Yesterday” (Positives Needs & Hopes) [EVE 0-1 ARS]
‘A game about yesterday’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective So that was the most forgettable game of the season. Easily. I’m glad that I was on my Christmas trip to Cincinnati with Lori, spending most of our time pretending that we were 19, whilst hanging out at one of the coolest speakeasies I’ve […]
“Some, but not all…” (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-1 WOL]
“Some, but not all…” An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. On one level constructive criticism of Arsenal players seems somewhat harsh when we are in every competition and top of them all. On the other hand, the standards are so high that meeting them isn’t easy and if you fall away 5% then you […]
Lovely New Things (Positives Needs & Hopes) [BRU 0-3 ARS]
‘Lovely new things’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. A glass half full post. If we won what we want to win this season, and my posts were more glass half empty I’d be embarrassed. Even though there are always needs for improvement and analysis, I think it’s important that we bathe in the […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Tight Wins Keep Hopes Intact [RAS 2-1 LIV, ARS 1-0 TWE]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! It’s been a while since we last spoke, and Arsenal built on their all-important win against Real Madrid with two very narrow but equally important results against Liverpool in the WSL, and against Twente in the UWCL. Both performances were somehow unconvincing, and the scoreline was much closer than it should […]